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The governor is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture | Picture | Current governor | Former party | Term | Took office | Office expires | |
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![]() Aichi ( list) |
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Hideaki Omura | Independent [a] | Fourth [1] | February 15, 2011 | February 11, 2027 | |
![]() Akita |
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Norihisa Satake | Independent [b] | Fourth | April 20, 2009 | April 19, 2025 | |
![]() Aomori |
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Sōichirō Miyashita | Independent | First | June 29 , 2023 | June 28, 2027 | |
![]() Chiba |
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Toshihito Kumagai | Independent [c] [2] | First | April 5, 2021 | April 4, 2025 | |
![]() Ehime |
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Tokihiro Nakamura | Independent [d] | Fourth [3] | December 1, 2010 | November 29, 2026 | |
![]() Fukui |
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Tatsuji Sugimoto | Independent [e] | Second [4] | April 23, 2019 [5] | April 21, 2027 | |
![]() Fukuoka |
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Seitaro Hattori | Independent [f] [6] | First | April 14, 2021 | April 13, 2025 | |
![]() Fukushima |
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Masao Uchibori | Independent [g] | Third [7] | November 12, 2014 | November 10, 2026 | |
![]() Gifu |
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Hajime Furuta | Independent [d] | Fifth | February 6, 2005 | February 5, 2025 | |
![]() Gunma |
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Ichita Yamamoto | Independent [h] | Second | July 28, 2019 | July 27, 2027 | |
![]() Hiroshima ( list) |
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Hidehiko Yuzaki | LDP | Fourth | November 29, 2009 | November 28, 2025 | |
![]() Hokkaidō ( list) |
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Naomichi Suzuki | Independent [h] [8] | Second [4] | April 23, 2019 [9] | April 21, 2027 | |
![]() Hyōgo |
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Motohiko Saitō | Independent [e] [10] | First | August 1, 2021 | July 31, 2025 | |
![]() Ibaraki ( list) |
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Kazuhiko Ōigawa | Independent [h] | Second | September 26, 2017 | September 25, 2025 | |
![]() Ishikawa ( list) |
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Hiroshi Hase | LDP [e] [11] | First | March 27, 2022 | March 26, 2026 | |
![]() Iwate |
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Takuya Tasso | Independent [i] | Fourth | April 30, 2007 | September 10, 2027 | |
![]() Kagawa |
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Toyohito Ikeda | Independent [j] [12] | First | September 5, 2022 | September 4, 2026 | |
![]() Kagoshima |
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Kōichi Shiota | Independent [k] [13] | First | July 28, 2020 | July 27, 2024 | |
![]() Kanagawa ( list) |
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Yūji Kuroiwa | Independent [d] | Fourth [4] | April 23, 2011 | April 19, 2027 | |
![]() Kōchi |
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Seiji Hamada | Independent [h] [14] | Second | December 7, 2019 [15] | December 6, 2027 | |
![]() Kumamoto ( list) |
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Takashi Kimura | Independent [h] [16] | First | April 16, 2024 | April 15, 2028 | |
![]() Kyoto ( list) |
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Takatoshi Nishiwaki | Independent [l] | Second | April 16, 2018 [17] [18] | April 15, 2026 | |
![]() Mie |
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Katsumi Ichimi | Independent [j] [19] | First | September 14, 2021 | September 13, 2025 | |
![]() Miyagi ( list) |
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Yoshihiro Murai | LDP [m] | Fifth | November 21, 2005 | November 20, 2025 | |
![]() Miyazaki |
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Shunji Kōno | Independent [d] | Fourth [20] | January 21, 2011 | January 17, 2027 | |
![]() Nagano ( list) |
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Shuichi Abe | Independent [n] | Fourth | September 1, 2010 | August 30, 2026 | |
![]() Nagasaki |
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Kengo Oishi | Independent [o] [21] | First | March 2, 2022 | March 1, 2026 | |
![]() Nara |
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Makoto Yamashita | JIP [4] | First [4] | May 2, 2023 | May 1, 2027 | |
![]() Niigata ( list) |
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Hideyo Hanazumi | Independent [h] [22] | Second [23] | June 10, 2018 [24] | June 8, 2026 | |
![]() Ōita |
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Kiichiro Sato | Independent [m] [4] | First [4] | April 28, 2023 | April 27, 2027 | |
![]() Okayama ( list) |
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Ryūta Ibaragi | Independent [p] | Third | November 12, 2012 | November 11, 2024 | |
![]() Okinawa ( list) |
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Denny Tamaki | Independent [q] | Second [25] | October 4, 2018 [26] [27] | September 28, 2026 | |
![]() Ōsaka ( list) |
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Hirofumi Yoshimura | JIP | Second [4] | April 4, 2019 [28] [29] | April 2, 2027 | |
![]() Saga ( list) |
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Yoshinori Yamaguchi | Independent [k] | Third [30] | January 14, 2015 | January 9, 2027 | |
![]() Saitama ( list) |
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Motohiro Ōno | DPFP [r] | Second | August 31, 2019 [31] [32] | August 30, 2027 | |
![]() Shiga ( list) |
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Taizō Mikazuki | Independent [i] | Third | July 20, 2014 | July 18, 2026 | |
![]() Shimane |
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Tatsuya Maruyama | Independent | Second [4] | April 30, 2019 | April 28, 2027 | |
![]() Shizuoka |
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Yasutomo Suzuki | Independent [s] | First | May 26, 2024 | July 4, 2025 | |
![]() Tochigi |
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Tomikazu Fukuda | Independent [h] | Fifth | December 9, 2004 | December 8, 2024 | |
![]() Tokushima |
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Masazumi Gotoda | LDP | Fifth | 18 May 2023 | May 17, 2027 | |
![]() Tokyo ( list) |
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Yuriko Koike | Independent | Second | July 31, 2016 [33] | July 30, 2024 | |
![]() Tottori |
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Shinji Hirai | Independent [h] | Fifth [4] | April 13, 2007 | April 8, 2027 | |
![]() Toyama |
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Hachiro Nitta | Independent [o] | First | November 9, 2020 | November 8, 2024 | |
![]() Wakayama |
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Shuhei Kishimoto | Independent [t] [34] | First | December 17, 2022 | December 16, 2026 | |
![]() Yamagata |
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Mieko Yoshimura | Independent [u] | Fourth | February 14, 2009 | February 13, 2025 | |
![]() Yamaguchi |
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Tsugumasa Muraoka | Independent [h] | Third | February 25, 2014 | February 26, 2026 | |
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Kotaro Nagasaki | LDP [h] [35] | Second [36] | February 17, 2019 | February 15, 2027 |
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The governor is the highest ranking executive of a prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture | Picture | Current governor | Former party | Term | Took office | Office expires | |
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![]() Aichi ( list) |
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Hideaki Omura | Independent [a] | Fourth [1] | February 15, 2011 | February 11, 2027 | |
![]() Akita |
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Norihisa Satake | Independent [b] | Fourth | April 20, 2009 | April 19, 2025 | |
![]() Aomori |
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Sōichirō Miyashita | Independent | First | June 29 , 2023 | June 28, 2027 | |
![]() Chiba |
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Toshihito Kumagai | Independent [c] [2] | First | April 5, 2021 | April 4, 2025 | |
![]() Ehime |
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Tokihiro Nakamura | Independent [d] | Fourth [3] | December 1, 2010 | November 29, 2026 | |
![]() Fukui |
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Tatsuji Sugimoto | Independent [e] | Second [4] | April 23, 2019 [5] | April 21, 2027 | |
![]() Fukuoka |
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Seitaro Hattori | Independent [f] [6] | First | April 14, 2021 | April 13, 2025 | |
![]() Fukushima |
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Masao Uchibori | Independent [g] | Third [7] | November 12, 2014 | November 10, 2026 | |
![]() Gifu |
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Hajime Furuta | Independent [d] | Fifth | February 6, 2005 | February 5, 2025 | |
![]() Gunma |
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Ichita Yamamoto | Independent [h] | Second | July 28, 2019 | July 27, 2027 | |
![]() Hiroshima ( list) |
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Hidehiko Yuzaki | LDP | Fourth | November 29, 2009 | November 28, 2025 | |
![]() Hokkaidō ( list) |
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Naomichi Suzuki | Independent [h] [8] | Second [4] | April 23, 2019 [9] | April 21, 2027 | |
![]() Hyōgo |
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Motohiko Saitō | Independent [e] [10] | First | August 1, 2021 | July 31, 2025 | |
![]() Ibaraki ( list) |
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Kazuhiko Ōigawa | Independent [h] | Second | September 26, 2017 | September 25, 2025 | |
![]() Ishikawa ( list) |
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Hiroshi Hase | LDP [e] [11] | First | March 27, 2022 | March 26, 2026 | |
![]() Iwate |
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Takuya Tasso | Independent [i] | Fourth | April 30, 2007 | September 10, 2027 | |
![]() Kagawa |
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Toyohito Ikeda | Independent [j] [12] | First | September 5, 2022 | September 4, 2026 | |
![]() Kagoshima |
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Kōichi Shiota | Independent [k] [13] | First | July 28, 2020 | July 27, 2024 | |
![]() Kanagawa ( list) |
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Yūji Kuroiwa | Independent [d] | Fourth [4] | April 23, 2011 | April 19, 2027 | |
![]() Kōchi |
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Seiji Hamada | Independent [h] [14] | Second | December 7, 2019 [15] | December 6, 2027 | |
![]() Kumamoto ( list) |
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Takashi Kimura | Independent [h] [16] | First | April 16, 2024 | April 15, 2028 | |
![]() Kyoto ( list) |
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Takatoshi Nishiwaki | Independent [l] | Second | April 16, 2018 [17] [18] | April 15, 2026 | |
![]() Mie |
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Katsumi Ichimi | Independent [j] [19] | First | September 14, 2021 | September 13, 2025 | |
![]() Miyagi ( list) |
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Yoshihiro Murai | LDP [m] | Fifth | November 21, 2005 | November 20, 2025 | |
![]() Miyazaki |
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Shunji Kōno | Independent [d] | Fourth [20] | January 21, 2011 | January 17, 2027 | |
![]() Nagano ( list) |
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Shuichi Abe | Independent [n] | Fourth | September 1, 2010 | August 30, 2026 | |
![]() Nagasaki |
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Kengo Oishi | Independent [o] [21] | First | March 2, 2022 | March 1, 2026 | |
![]() Nara |
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Makoto Yamashita | JIP [4] | First [4] | May 2, 2023 | May 1, 2027 | |
![]() Niigata ( list) |
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Hideyo Hanazumi | Independent [h] [22] | Second [23] | June 10, 2018 [24] | June 8, 2026 | |
![]() Ōita |
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Kiichiro Sato | Independent [m] [4] | First [4] | April 28, 2023 | April 27, 2027 | |
![]() Okayama ( list) |
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Ryūta Ibaragi | Independent [p] | Third | November 12, 2012 | November 11, 2024 | |
![]() Okinawa ( list) |
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Denny Tamaki | Independent [q] | Second [25] | October 4, 2018 [26] [27] | September 28, 2026 | |
![]() Ōsaka ( list) |
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Hirofumi Yoshimura | JIP | Second [4] | April 4, 2019 [28] [29] | April 2, 2027 | |
![]() Saga ( list) |
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Yoshinori Yamaguchi | Independent [k] | Third [30] | January 14, 2015 | January 9, 2027 | |
![]() Saitama ( list) |
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Motohiro Ōno | DPFP [r] | Second | August 31, 2019 [31] [32] | August 30, 2027 | |
![]() Shiga ( list) |
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Taizō Mikazuki | Independent [i] | Third | July 20, 2014 | July 18, 2026 | |
![]() Shimane |
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Tatsuya Maruyama | Independent | Second [4] | April 30, 2019 | April 28, 2027 | |
![]() Shizuoka |
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Yasutomo Suzuki | Independent [s] | First | May 26, 2024 | July 4, 2025 | |
![]() Tochigi |
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Tomikazu Fukuda | Independent [h] | Fifth | December 9, 2004 | December 8, 2024 | |
![]() Tokushima |
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Masazumi Gotoda | LDP | Fifth | 18 May 2023 | May 17, 2027 | |
![]() Tokyo ( list) |
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Yuriko Koike | Independent | Second | July 31, 2016 [33] | July 30, 2024 | |
![]() Tottori |
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Shinji Hirai | Independent [h] | Fifth [4] | April 13, 2007 | April 8, 2027 | |
![]() Toyama |
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Hachiro Nitta | Independent [o] | First | November 9, 2020 | November 8, 2024 | |
![]() Wakayama |
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Shuhei Kishimoto | Independent [t] [34] | First | December 17, 2022 | December 16, 2026 | |
![]() Yamagata |
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Mieko Yoshimura | Independent [u] | Fourth | February 14, 2009 | February 13, 2025 | |
![]() Yamaguchi |
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Tsugumasa Muraoka | Independent [h] | Third | February 25, 2014 | February 26, 2026 | |
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Kotaro Nagasaki | LDP [h] [35] | Second [36] | February 17, 2019 | February 15, 2027 |